Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed By Kidney Donor
August 11, 2014
When a Texas grandmother needed a kidney transplant, her granddaughter was found to be an appropriate kidney donor. With the love between a grandmother and her granddaughter as the sole motivating factor, the kidney transplant surgery took place on February 1, 2012, with the granddaughter donat[...]
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Ohio Cancer Misdiagnosis Case Alleges MRI Of Wrong Knee
August 5, 2014
An Ohio woman filed a medical malpractice case during July 2014 in which she alleges that the negligence of two treating physicians in failing to timely diagnose a cancerous tumor in her left knee for a period of seven months in 2010 led to her chances of survival decreasing from 70% (when[...]
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Man Enters Hospital For Circumcision, Leaves Without His Penis
July 28, 2014
Sounds like a bad joke, but it was horrifically serious for a man in Alabama. On July 22, 2014, the Alabama man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Alabama state court against a hospital and others for his injuries and damages resulting from the amputation of his penis during a circumcision [...]
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Washington Hospital Sued For Medical Battery
July 27, 2014
On July 18, 2014, a medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a hospital and a physician, for alleged medical negligence and medical battery. The medical battery claim alleges that the defendant physician performed surgery on the medical malpractice plaintiff without his consent. The Washington [...]
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Alabama Hospital Sued Twice Last Week For Medical Malpractice
July 24, 2014
An Alabama hospital had a bad week last week: it was named as a medical malpractice defendant in two separate cases filed on behalf of two men who had been shot and allegedly suffered injuries as a result of medical negligence at the hospital. One of the men died from his wounds (his family alleges [...]
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Ohio Medical Malpractice Trial For Sponge Left After Surgery
July 17, 2014
An Ohio medical malpractice trial started on July 14, 2014 in which it is alleged that a surgical sponge was left in a patient after a 17-hour surgery in February 2009 that ultimately led to the patient’s death 15 months later. The Ohio medical malpractice lawsuit was filed by the patient̵[...]
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